Sarah Orne Jewett House

  • Also Known As: Jewett Mansion

  • Address: ME 4 and 236
  • Hours: June 1 October 15, Friday Sunday, November 1 May 31, first and third Saturdays, 11:00 am 4:00 pm. Tours on the hour. Last tour at 4:00 pm.
  • Phone: 207-384-2454
  • Travel Genus: Sight , Visit
  • Sight Category: Museums
  • Activity Category: Tour


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Timeline

Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
Y/M/D Person Association Description Composition Food Event
1770/00/00 Tilly Haggens emigrates to Berwick from Ireland c 1740 and buys a large tract of land in an area known as the Plains.
1774/00/00 Tilly Haggens' son John, a successful merchant and veteran of the French and Indian War, builds the Georgian house in 1774.
1825/00/00 Capt Theodore F Jewett Home Theodore and Olive Jewett move from Portsmouth to the Haggens house in South Berwick in the 1820s. Jewett's rented the house for a number of years, while the John Haggens estate was settled, finally buy it in 1839.
1829/06/02 Capt Theodore F Jewett Groom Mary Rice marries Theodore F Jewett Marriage of Mary Rice and Theodore F Jewett
1829/06/02 Mary Rice Jewett Bride Mary Rice marries Theodore F Jewett Marriage of Mary Rice and Theodore F Jewett
1848/00/00 Dr Theodore H Jewett Home Doctor Theodore H Jewett, with wife Caroline and their daughter Mary, move into his father's house where he begins practicing medicine.
1849/09/03 Sarah Orne Jewett Born Sarah Orne Jewett is born in South Berwick, Maine Sarah Orne Jewett's Birthday
1887/00/00 William Morris Sisters Mary and Sarah Jewett move back to the Jewett House. They decorate the front hall, choosing a bold Arts and Crafts pattern of tulips on a reflective ground to complement a William Morris carpet in the "Wreath" pattern.
1887/00/00 Sarah Orne Jewett Home Sisters Mary and Sarah Jewett move back to the Jewett House. They decorate the front hall, choosing a bold Arts and Crafts pattern of tulips on a reflective ground to complement a William Morris carpet in the "Wreath" pattern.
1909/06/24 Sarah Orne Jewett Died Sarah Orne Jewett dies at home after suffering a stroke.
1984/00/00 Historic New England Owner Historic New England restores the interior finishes of the Sarah Orne Jewett House to the period shortly after 1887, when Sarah and her sister Mary took up residence in the home and redecorated several rooms.

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Particulars for Sarah Orne Jewett House:
Area of Significance Architecture
Criteria Architecture-Engineering
Sight Category Building
Architectural Style Georgian Architecture
Architectural Style Greek Revival
Museum Type Historical Museum
Area of Significance Literature
Level of Significance National
Criteria Person
Owner Private
Historic Use Single dwelling



US National Registry of Historic Places Data »

Accurate at time of registration:

PLACE DETAILS
Registry Name:
Registry Address:
Registry Number: 73000248
Resource Type:
Owner: Private
Architect: unknown
Architectural Style: Georgian, Greek revival
Other Certification: Designated National Landmark
Nominator Name: National Historic Landmark
CULTURAL DETAILS
Level of Significance: National; Local
Area of Significance: Architecture, Literature
Applicable Criteria: Architecture-Engineering, Person
Period of Significance: 1750-1799, 1875-1899, 1900-1924
Significant Year: 1774, 1896
Associated People: Jewett,Sarah Orne
Historic Function: Domestic
Historic Sub-Function: Single dwelling
Current Function: Education, Recreation and Culture
Current Sub-Function: Museum

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